PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island newspaper is seeking access to government documents that could shed light on two of the state’s bigger controversies.
The Providence Journal reports that Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo and state Treasurer Seth Magaziner are withholding documents that could provide more detail about the troubled public assistance computer system known as UHIP and the state’s investment in private equity firm Point Judith Capital.
The newspaper has filed requests for public records relating to both, including the state’s original agreement with Point Judith and correspondence related to the now-extended contract with the company that built UHIP — despite Raimondo saying it was hard to imagine extending the contract just last year.
